The cost of living crisis 2022 is putting increasing pressure on households with the price of energy bills sky rocketing. Lower than expected supplies of gas coupled with a higher demand have caused the price that energy suppliers pay for gas to shoot up since 2021.
The UK already has some of the lowest gas supplies in Europe. Northern Ireland is far less reliant on gas with only 20% of its households using a gas supply, compared to 85% in Great Britain, however even its gas energy suppliers are putting their bills up at rates comparable to the UK.
The rise of petrol prices, food items and mortgages could see many households worrying about how they're gonna cope with the hike. Some may face the difficult choice of food or heating with many having to look at their options. We've outlined below what happens if you can't pay your energy bills and what options you should have available to you.
